Explaining belief has alwayas been difficult. How do you explain a love and a logic at the heart of the universe when the world is so out of whack? Explaining faith is impossible - vision over visibility - instinct over intellect - a songwriter plays a chore with the faith that he will hear the next one in his head.

We may need to solve problems not by removing the cause but by designing the way forward even if the cause remains in place.

Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain.

Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea.

My thinking was taught to tribes in South Africa like the Zulus and Xhosas. At the time there were about 210 fights breaking out among them every month, but after they listened to my lessons, this fell to just four.

The system will always be defended by those countless people who have enough intellect to defend but not quite enough to innovate.

Humor is probably the most significant characteristics of the human mind. Far more significant than reason. In fact, reason is actually a very cheap commodity.